Welcome to Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles, where we take a look each week at a recent winner on the Road to the Derby schedule that offers qualifying points for the 1 ¼-mile Derby May 2, 2026, at Churchill Downs.
Reddam Racing homebred Pavlovian may have entered the $500,000 Sunland Park Derby as the most experienced runner in the field, but he still had much to learn.
Paladin showed why many consider him to be a leading contender for the May 2 Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve by running down free-running leader Chip Honcho to win the $495,000 Grade 2 Fasig-Tipton Risen
For the second straight year, Forever Young hooked up in a stretch duel with a highly talented rival in the long stretch at King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and for the second straight year, he prevailed.
